| Hu Fuming | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: {{nobold|胡福明 |
| Birth Date: | July 1935[1] |
| Birth Place: | Wuxi County, China |
| Nationality: | Chinese |
| Education: | Peking University |
| Alma Mater: | Renmin University of China Nanjing University |
| Occupation: | Scholar, News Paper Editor, Politician |
| Known For: | Essay: Practice is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth |
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party |
| Movement: | Reform and Opening Up |
Hu Fuming (; July 1935 – 2 January 2023) was a Chinese scholar and politician.[2] [3] [4]
In September 1955, he studied journalism at Peking University. In 1956, he entered the Philosophy Research Class of Renmin University of China. After graduating in 1962, he taught at the Political Department of Nanjing University (later renamed the Department of Philosophy).
On 11 May 1978, his essay article Practice is the Sole Criterion for Testing Truth was published and was revised several times.[5] [6] This publication was noteworthy in connection to the Boluan Fanzheng era.[7]
In November 1982, Fuming became the Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, before being appointed Minister in 1985.[8]
In 1987, he became vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
On 18 December 2018, he was awarded the title of Pioneer of Reform.[9]
Fuming died on 2 January 2023, at the age of 87, from COVID-19.[10]